134 Ships Lost Out of 12 949 in 18 Days
The report notes 134 ships lost to U boats in 18 days, a loss rate of about one per cent.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1917
Page
7
Plant Juice Man outlines tests for medical discoveries
The Plant Juice Man explains public tests validate merit by selecting many testers rather than a few. He cites broad success across cities, including Boston, with testimonials such as John Doyle of Hudson Street, who attributes long standing indigestion and fatigue relief to Plant Juice, noting improved digestion, sleep, appetite, and energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton & Dutton Co
Boston
John Doyle
No. 15
Hudson Street
Doyle
Philadelphia Woman Credits Vegetable Compound Cure
Mrs Thos McGonigal of 3432 Hartville Street Philadelphia writes she suffered four years with female troubles and severe cramps. After trying doctors and medicine she used Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound following an advertisement and reports being cured after three bottles with no further symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Thos. McGonigal
Hartville Street
Philadelphia, Pa
Nuxated Iron Promises Boost for Weak Women
An ad touts organic iron Nuxated Iron as safer and better tolerated than metallic iron. It claims dramatic strength gains for weak, nervous, careworn women within two weeks, endorsed by Dr. Ferdinand King and available from druggists with guarantee or refund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand King
U-Boat Statistics From Edward Carson Report
From December 1 to 18 and January 1 to 18 and February 1 to 18 the figures show total ships and tonnage. Across all sizes allied and neutral vessels, 12 949 ships arrived or departed UK ports in the first 18 days of February, with about 1 percent destroyed and 89 vessels sunk of 1000 tons or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
First Lord
Sir Edward
Admiralty
Grand Fleet
Mesopotamia
Saloniki
Egypt
British Public Cheer War Against U Boats
Report from wartime Britain notes the nation is cheered by progress in the battle against U boats, signaling improved morale and ongoing naval bravery amid the Atlantic clash.
First Lord Details 40 U-Boat Encounters and Allied Losses
The first lord reported 40 encounters with submarines in the first 18 days of February and said many U-boats were destroyed. He cited a submarine capture, airship and seaplane bombing methods, and noted 89 allied and neutral ships over 1,000 tons were lost in that period. He stressed morale and announced plans to publish losses and submarine encounters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First
Sir Edward
Travel planning service by Chicago and North Western
An experienced rail travel representative from the Chicago and North Western offers to arrange all trip details for California travelers. The service saves time and effort and costs nothing extra, with contact details for J. E. Brittain in Boston to arrange the arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & North Western Railway
J. E. Brittain
G. A
Washington St
Boston
Mass
British Capture Trenches in France Aggressive Push
British forces attacked German positions at multiple points in France and secured an aggregate advance of more than 1150 yards, according to the latest official British communique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
British and German lines clash along multiple fronts
British forces penetrated German positions near Armentieres and Ypres with heavy casualties inflicted on the Germans and prisoners and guns seized. British gains also reported near Grandecourt in the Somme. Artillery activity continues at Verdun, Hill 185 action near Ripont failed for France, and raiding on the Macedonian front is noted with British detachments repulsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armentieres
Ypres
Grandecourt
Somme
Verdun
Berlin
Hill 185
Ripont
Baltic
Roumania
Vardar
Lake Doiran
Prize bounty denied for sinking Turkish transport
The prize court refused the crew of the British submarine E-14 the bounty for sinking the Turkish steamship Gulgamal carrying 6000 soldiers. It ruled bounty applies only to sinking armed ships regarded as fighting units. E-14 had earlier sunk two Turkish gunboats and a transport during Dardanelles operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sea of
Marmara
Dardanelles
Orrine Destroys Liquor Habit Advertisement
Keen interest in Orrine the scientific treatment for the drink habit now on sale at our store continues unabated. It can be given secretly at home with absolute confidence and quickly destroys all desire for whiskey. Orrine has saved thousands of drink ing men and is sold with a guarantee to refund the purchase price if it fails to benefit after a trial. two forms No 1 secret treatment No 2 voluntary treatment Costs only 1.00 a box. Request booklet. OR RINE CO Washington DC. For sale by Liggett s Riker Jaynes drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrine CO
Washington, D. C
Liggett’s-Riker- Jaynes
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Hailed by Druggist as First Class Kidney Remedy
A 1916 letter from North Stratford New Hampshire pharmacist John C Hutchins endorses Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a first class kidney preparation with universal satisfaction among users. He cites liver trouble relief and rheumatism relief from twenty years of use and sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Hutchins
North Stratford
N. H
Kilmer’s Sample Bottle Offer Mentioned by Boston Daily Post
Letter to Dr. Kilmer & Co. of Binghamton invites readers to send ten cents for a sample size bottle and to receive a booklet about kidneys and bladder. It notes regular fifty-cent and one-dollar bottles available at all drug stores and asks to mention the Boston Daily Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Boston Daily Post
Italian guns sharpen mountain and coastal fronts in war update
Official reports describe intensified Italian artillery on mountain regions and the coast between Plava and the sea. British detachments on the Macedonian front attacked between the Var Dar and Lake Doiran after artillery preparation but were repulsed. Reconnaissance and several French attacks near Flirey between the Meuse and Moselle also failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plava
Vienna
Vardar
Lake Doiran
Berlin
Ypres
la Bassee Canal
Flirey
Meuse
Moselle
Only Hulls Survive German Vessels Damaged in Honolulu
German crews who damaged their ships in Honolulu harbor when U S German relations broke, destroyed scientific instruments but left intact the hulls. A Commerce Department report notes boilers engines and pumps were beyond repair while chronometers and barometers were smashed with sledge hammers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Honolulu
United States
Germany
Department of Commerce
Steamboat Inspection Service
Leaving the Door Open At Home and Abroad
An opinion piece urges attention to public health over trivial matters noting theatre coughs and a grippe epidemic on the Atlantic Coast. It prescribes Johann Hoff's Malt Extract with hot sugar tea three times daily for stubborn coughs and cold recovery with meals to restore vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Johann Hoff
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